Category: Wisdom

Little things have the ability to destroy the big things. Little foxes spoil the grape vines; little germs ruin health; a little hole in a dam causes floods; a little sin allowed into our lives can destroy not only ourselves but entire families as well.

In contrast, little things also have the ability to become big things. Everything is made of tiny atoms which cannot even be seen. Many seconds make a complete day, many days make a year, and many years make a lifetime. A small acorn becomes a mighty oak tree. A little faith will move mountains. A grain of mustard seed (the smallest seed known to man) becomes the kingdom of God, and a little flock becomes the Christian church. This is the miracle of little things. So we should never despise or discount small things. For one day that small thing might become something very big.

The greatest miracle of all is the miracle of life. Whether it be a seedling that becomes a great tree or a microscopic egg that becomes a child; and then grows to an adult producing children of its own.

In particular, I think of a baby born in Bethlehem that became the Savior of all humankind. He is the mighty God, our Great High Priest, Wonderful Counselor, the Prince of Peace. This is the same one who performed the greatest act of mercy and sacrifice of all time becoming the Savior of the entire world. God indeed works wonders with little things.